Is it transphobic to not want to be romantically involved with transwomen?

I agree, Im not denying that socialization doesnt play a part. Im just giving my understanding that early socialization and ideation play a huge role in arousal cues that remain largely rigid throughout life, and that I don't think the assumption of active bigotry/phobia is fair, just because someone has a particular preference. They don't seem to change much, even after you've moved beyond particular ideas.

As a mature adult, I certainly don't devalue people based on those characteristics as complete humans in a cognitive intellectual way, Im just simply not aroused by certain visual characteristics.

I suppose the issue could perhaps be that Im coming from a male perspective. I should dig deeper and find some female perspectives on this paper on Erotic Plasticity which suggests that female sexuality is fluid throughout life, and male sexual cues are relatively fixed and unchanging. Perhaps this could explain why someone coming from a female perspective might make the assumption that a males sexual preferences represent current active ideation?

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